Vietnam

12 Jun 1945 Viet Nam Empire

25 Aug 1945 End of the empire; subsequently de facto

division between North and South Vietnam.

2 Sep 1945 Independence proclaimed (Democratic Republic of

Vietnam); controlling North Vietnam only.

6 Mar 1946 France recognizes the Democratic Republic of

Vietnam (north) as a free state within the

Federation of Indochina and French Union.

6 Sep 1945 - Jan/Mar 1946 Allied occupation of French Indo-China by

China above 16th parallel, and Britain below.

1 Jun 1946 - 14 Jun 1949 Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (in the

South).

21 Jul 1954 Division formalized by Geneva Accords.

5 Oct 1954 The last French troops leave Hanoi.